The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1887-11-06
YANKEE sULLITAN's GRAVE
TIE FuM Truth About the Fusilisvs Death
just Aade Public.
From tie Providence Journal

ySon ne Providence Journal
| Not far from the eastern extremity Of tho
old asson Dolores sn
which Is carved the following inscription:
Who Died p, .S JAMES Hsa. s u Il. c. Ma, ST. ,.s
Remember moi. Lord. our offences NOR those Of our
srnr On. Of and In Tn,
Erected b, jane. au IL ;ss ID
Th mss the Of tho
IN nj lis t day s' H was rsmsrksSs man IN many
ever fully scauainted. He was known By sew:
what bis true one WAS none OF his associates in
this county UNI knew but 1t is quite certain that
Though born in ireland, he won't to England
talon i as : pusiIist. He finally placed himself
ins Homer Lane, then he iIsht weisht q The
stS arena !, IN tbs H. soon
famous American pugillst. at Rock Point. Nd.
f Tho p,ls: ring That .nSopntsE was 9,
suited Pf In sulissns defeat. !. made Els name
known ali over America, and he and Hyer wore
Sullivan fought other celebrated battles in
Morrissey. in which he would certainly, have
wrangle which occurred between the seconds,
becoming so Interested IN It that he failed to
rds 's he q 70 the
IL the latter part q 1855 Sullivan came out
to San FrapG Els osteRsSy for pleasure and u
old resident to whom am largely indebted for
these rsminis SEQ tia, i'd. during tho few
II knew him WE'LL lls says M. MarpSy, and
sa So s4 as os
SStft s s na %
known as a pusiIiss he was vas regarded BY the
vigilantes as 1uarrelsome desnerado. ever
ton snS might
was at the time when the Vigilance Committee
was In the height of Its power; and when the
even the slightest ground for suspicion OF dis
order was In momentary danger
. Sullivan WAS an object OF dislike to the Wig
ilantes from the first. and may DO truly said to
have been marked man from the very mo-
nsD h e Il foot ID ssn Stat S S sr
possible for them to find any pretext for his
taking of until. at length, he acted as Judge
resulted in @ manner unsatisfactory to tho
yigiIantes, Then they seized and imprisoned
ty TO ballot-box stuiiine and other eloction
frauds-an accusation OF which there was no
proof. and 81 which myself and many other
reputable citizens who knew him believed him
He was too popular man, and there was too
little evidences Oh any tG bp me op ' X.
morning Of May 81, 1856, no was found Iifeless
In his place OF confinement; With severed ar,
death. All the local newspaper ACCOUNTS OF
this affair published at Tho Tine which have
camille and othsr libraries 1 OF San rapcisco,
state that he committed suicide, and all who
have written upon the subject since then
without making any investigation Of lts
truth Hst always be ssrn Sbsn in
iqtsly controlled the entire press Of this
oily. and that therefore 1t wrote It's own his.
IT, TssTS but qPs s vs. pand that
very feeble one, against the committee and Its
doings., All the others upheld i. and strongly
urged 1t 70 much holder deeds than any 1t
dared to attempt.
Sullivan died In ono Of tho commit rooms,
seGueeersd from az htG fEsEds and F4m
and The Great Author OF life and death. II the
VigilAntes chose to make the statement that
S Ii.sesins God could contradict or dlsprovs
'1 suliivsns friends and the members Of tho
h !:
OF the Mission Dolores, he having died faith
full Catholic, the ecclesastieal authorities thor,
the the o6ureh iorbiiiing the burial Of suicide
in eonseerated ground. Inc result OF inat
been asssssinated, and the fact that bis 70;
Isns nov 81 s.: II SGursS e S
bis proof that he was sSiitlsss u any Ssnd In
his own death